There isn’t a business owner who doesn’t want to maximize cash flow. But managing cash flow is hard. You don’t know what you should be paying attention to. You’re not sure if the decisions you’re making are helping or hurting. I get it. So, it’s time for some ugly truth about cash flow. Your business…
I’ve been working with a client for several years now that wasn’t managing their close rate on sales and what their average transaction size was. They purchased a sales tracking software and started tracking their closed won sales and the size of each transaction. At first, it was hard to get their sales people to…
Have you heard the saying, you can’t see the forest for the trees?” Well, many times business owners are so busy working in their business, they don’t take time to work on their business. What does that mean? The only person in your company who is motivated to grow your company is you. All the…
Processes are supposed to help organizations scale and improve efficiency, but they can quickly get out of control. The flip side is a lack of processes can create inefficiencies. The lack of processes or process redundancy can have a significant impact to your bottom line. Here are a few examples of productivity killers that might…
Growth always requires cash. Why? Many business owners are seeing a rapid increase in the demand for their products and services. The additional revenue, while good, can be a mixed blessing because it cost money to ramp up production if you manufacture or ramping up people if you’re in a service business. The added revenue…
Are you looking to fill vacancies in your organization? Having a hard time finding the right people? There’s a war for talent going on in the marketplace. There are not enough people to fill all the openings in your business. Your best prospects for employment are your competitor’s best people, but the reverse is also…
I’ve had several experiences with clients that are looking at their processes and discovering that they’re coming up short of expectations. In two instances, processes were either non-existent or critical information wasn’t being captured which had a direct impact on work flow management, billing and cash flow. In order to have effective processes in your…
2016 is in the books and a new year starts. Many of the clients I start working with are so busy working IN the business, they don’t take a step back and work ON the business. Have you had the experience in your business where you can’t see the forest through the trees? Here’s a…
As we close the books on 2016, there are likely some things that went very well and some things you would do differently. We start to look ahead at the possibilities for 2017 and what we might start, stop and keep doing. To get the thought process started, here are 4 things you must include:
Have you noticed lately that you have to spend more to get the top talent in your industry? There’s a war for talent out there and increased wages, signing bonuses and guaranteed commissions can really increase your cost of doing business.
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